Over the weekend Joel Campbell tweeted that he was on his way to ‘fight for his dreams.’

There is little doubt that, after a magnificent season for Olympiacos which saw him score against Manchester United followed by a good World Cup, Arsenal fans want to see Campbell given a chance at the club this season.

Struggling to get a work permit after he was initially signed last season, he finally became eligible for one last year. He is cleared to play for Arsenal and will take part in what remains of pre-season.

Arsene Wenger has already said that he won’t be bringing in another forward, but does that mean Joel Campbell will finally get his chance?

Up front Arsenal have Olivier Giroud, Alexis Sanchez, Yaya Sanogo, Theo Walcott, Lukas Podolski, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and let’s not forget Serge Gnabry, flavour of the month for parts of last season. They also have others who can push up if needed and youngsters chewing at the bit to get a chance.

Campbell will have to fight his way past most of them to get a regular starting spot.

Many Arsenal fans don’t rate Yaya Sanogo who still hasn’t found the net yet [although he has scored two that were incorrectly ruled out for offside]. But Arsene Wenger clearly rates him ahead of Campbell – it was the Costa Rican who was sent out on loan while it was the young Frenchman who was given a starting spot against Liverpool and Bayern Munich.

Campbell has caught the imagination of Arsenal fans everywhere but I feel that he has been elevated to a status which is not yet his to claim. The only outcome can be disappointment because he is not yet the player Arsenal fans think he is.

In five games at the World Cup he registered one goal and one assist, both in Costa Rica’s first game against Uruguay. He shot blanks against Italy, England, Greece and the Netherlands.

Of course, not scoring many at the World Cup isn’t necessarily an indicator of a poor player, just ask Wayne Rooney, but it is almost as if he had that great game against Uruguay and people became blinded to how average the rest of his tournament was.

I would love nothing more than to see him really make it big at Arsenal, for no other reason than a selfish one – it would mean Arsenal have a great player. I’m not quite sure, however, that he’s got what it takes to be the forward we all want him to be.

Campbell said he is ready to fight for his dream. Fight is exactly what he is going to have to do.